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Researchers at the EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), in Switzerland, announce the development of an ultra-compact satellite motor that could get a spacecraft from Earth to lunar orbit on just one tenth of a liter of fuel.
The goal of the Swiss team was to develop technologies that... |
9 April 2012
03:24 GMT |
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Arizona State University (ASU) engineer Wolfgang Fink recently constructed a prototype robotic explorer that is shaped like a boat. The machine was designed to work autonomously, and its creator hopes to one day use it to gather data from the surface of lakes on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
The hull protectin... |
22 March 2012
09:30 GMT |
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Scientists with the European Space Agency (ESA) announce the development of an augmented reality (AU) device for astronauts. This piece of equipment will help people in space diagnose any potential problems with their crew members, as well as enable them to perform basic surgeries.
AU devices were already created fo... |
6 February 2012
04:50 GMT |
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A test that was supposed to take place today at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), in Huntsville, Alabama was postponed until next week. NASA wants to give its engineers more time to assess an error that occurred in its Robotic Lander Prototype.
The American space agency initially announced that the test flig... |
4 November 2011
07:34 GMT |
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Improving the efficiency of solar cells is one of the long-term goals scientists in this field of research have, but thus far their efforts on this front have been slow. Now, a company in the United States plans to take the technology one step further, by integrating it with the methods used to create optical fibers.... |
19 September 2011
08:50 GMT |
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A collaboration of investigators in the United States announces the development of a prototype wireless heart pump that does not require a power cord. If their new device turns out to be as efficient as early tests predict, then they could improve the quality of life for patients with medical implants. At this point,... |
19 July 2011
03:28 GMT |
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The future of the aviation industry is ensured; at least as far as aircraft design goes. Experts with Project NACRE (New Aircraft Concepts Research) present some of the airplanes that may fly within the next few decades. The research is already fairly advanced, and has produced a number of models already. Experts say... |
1 April 2011
11:06 GMT |
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Samsung is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the world's best-known innovators in the field of displays solutions, and now, it seems that they've really managed to outdo themselves once more, coming up with a transparent LCD display. So, as the guys over at ITProPortal report, it seems that the Korean c... |
8 March 2011
14:31 GMT |
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The American space agency has been developing a new lunar lander concept for quite some time now, and some of the systems that will go on the new spacecraft have been successfully tested at a private company's simulating facility, in Alabama.NASA conducts the Lunar Lander Project out of its Marshall Space Flight... |
28 January 2011
10:54 GMT |
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Nano-scientists are always trying to go beyond boundaries, and after managing to 'write' molecular-scale messages on a surface, one molecule at a time, they have now decided that it was time to go even further.So, to avoid writing one molecule at a time – a process that can be very long, they decided ... |
13 December 2010
10:33 GMT |
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A team of investigators in the United Kingdom announces the development of the first prototypes of robots that can interact with humans via emotions. The machines develop the emotions as they interact with human caregivers, and are able to express some emotions of their own, the team says. The research effort was led... |
9 August 2010
07:03 GMT |
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Experts at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announce that their Ikaros technology demonstrator has managed to successfully open its solar sail while in space. The small cosmic machine was launched together with the Akatsuki Venusian orbiter, which is scheduled to reach our neighboring planet this Dece... |
10 June 2010
07:48 GMT |
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In late April 2010, the United States Air Force (USAF) launched the prototype for a new orbital spacecraft that can fly to orbit and then perform maneuvers there for extended periods of time. The unmanned vehicle is called X-37B, and many military analysts have drawn attention to the fact that it may actually be a sp... |
20 May 2010
06:04 GMT |
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For many years, analysts have been arguing for the necessity to keep weapons out of Earth's orbit. However, in more recent times, talks of a weapons race in space have been multiplying, mostly due to the tests that the United States have conducted recently. The US Air Force (USAF) launched its X-37B robotic spac... |
5 May 2010
09:44 GMT |
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As all parents know, small children have a variety of cries that they employ in very specific situations. They have one for when they need their diapers changed, and one for when they're hungry. They also alert parents differently when they are in pain, or when they are sleepy. These emotions, or rather the key ... |
25 February 2010
08:33 GMT |
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A little more than one month ago, NASA finally managed to launch its newest rocket prototype, the ARES I-X. The delivery system is to be the backbone of Project Constellation, the space agency's new approach to space exploration, which is scheduled to start running in 2015-2016. Everything went smoothly with the... |
4 December 2009
02:17 GMT |
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The US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) is one of the leading promoters of innovation in the United States, a role that it recently reaffirmed when it created a new technique for producing freshwater out of seawater. The method is twice more efficient than current ones, and will offer a much-needed producti... |
26 September 2009
04:18 GMT |
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Though no clear evidence documenting the existence of dark matter was ever produced, astronomers believe it exists because, if not, they simply cannot explain phenomena in the Universe. Since the type of matter was first proposed, a number of years ago, all sorts of instruments have been mounted on telescopes, in an ... |
25 September 2009
19:01 GMT |
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As part of a major research project, scientists are currently working on a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system that could be able to predict suspicious behavior usually associated with crime in bus travelers. The cameras would relay information back to a control room, where operators would be able to watch suspic... |
25 September 2009
06:35 GMT |
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The liquid crystal display (or LCD) technology is one of the most promising solutions for the future, but it would seem that some manufacturers are determined to go beyond our wildest expectations in this field. And the best example comes from Sharp, who has just announced the development of an unique prototype, whic... |
22 August 2007
14:46 GMT |
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